Abstract: A method and system of delegating control to a surrogate for a primary account holder so that the surrogate can control access to funds in a joint account by a secondary account holder when the primary account holder is unavailable. The surrogate's ability to approve or deny the secondary account holder's requests for funds is limited by rules established by the primary account holder. The system includes a secure management account system that implements communications between the surrogate's personal device, the primary account holder's personal device, the secondary account holder's personal device and the financial institution holding the joint account.

Abstract: Authentication method and systems using RFID-enabled payment cards are disclosed herein where a server receives a request corresponding to authorization of a payment associated with a payment card from an electronic terminal. The server identifies an electronic device of a user associated with the payment card. The server then transmits an instruction to the electronic device to cause an RFID reader of the electronic device to determine whether an RFID tag corresponding to the payment card is located within a predetermined proximity to the electronic device. When the payment card is located within the predetermined proximity, the server executes a first authentication protocol. Moreover, when the payment card is not located within the predetermined proximity, the server executes a second authentication protocol, wherein the second authentication protocol is more restrictive than the first authentication protocol.

Abstract: A technique for assessing a landscape condition of a property is provided that determines landscape condition for an individual property or properties of interest using image data from one or more unmanned aerial vehicles. Based on the image data, a control system may generate a landscape condition output, such as an alert for a property owner or control signals for damage mitigation devices.

Abstract: A system and method for improving the download time of emails in an environment in which a server distributes emails to persons working in close proximity to each other. When these persons receive multi-recipient emails intended for several or all of these persons, the server distributing the emails delivers the multi-recipient emails to the first one of the persons who logged on to read his or her emails on his or her personal computer, for distribution to the other persons over a personal area network. This reduces the download time for the persons downloading their emails at a subsequent time.

Abstract: A wheel disconnect clutch includes a housing attachable to a knuckle and a clutch sleeve slidably supported for axial movement within the housing and having first teeth configured to couple with a wheel hub and second teeth configured to couple with a half shaft. The clutch sleeve is slidable between an engaged position in which the first teeth are coupled to the wheel hub and a disengaged position in which the first teeth are decoupled from the wheel hub. A drive ring is connected to the clutch sleeve and supported within the housing to be axially slidable and rotationally fixed relative to the housing. An actuator ring is disposed adjacent to the drive ring, supported for rotation within the housing, and axially fixed relative to the housing. The driver ring moves the clutch sleeve between engaged and disengaged positions.

Abstract: Methods and systems for an electric motor-generator in a vehicle are provided. In one example, an electric motor-generator is provided that includes an engine interface configured to rotationally couple to a first engine, a transmission interface configured to rotationally couple to a first transmission of the first engine, and a rotor with a plurality of magnets at least partially surrounding a stator including a plurality of coils. The rotor is rotationally coupled to the engine interface and the transmission interface.

Abstract: CAR T cell therapies have shown promise in treating human blood cell cancer. The preparation of CAR T cells involves many complex, time consuming steps prior to infusion of the CAR T cells into a cancer patient. One step in the process to create CAR T cells often involves using magnetic separation technologies to isolate specific subsets of T cells prior to creating the CAR T cells. When using current magnetic separation technologies to remove undesired cell populations the recovery of the desired cell population can be as low as 50-70% or even lower and the procedures often take 30-60 minutes. In the case of autologous CAR T cell therapies such cell loss is often not acceptable. The present invention offers means to improve the recovery of desired cells to close to 100% very rapidly thus significantly improving a step in the manufacture of CART cells and in many cases will make such therapy possible for a larger patient population.

Abstract: A method for dynamically allocating computing resources to virtual computing machines in a shared system. An initial allocation is made for each computing resource. Current demand for each computing resource for each of the virtual computing machines is determined to identify changes in current demand. The system identifies a virtual computing machine for which usage of a first computing resource is approaching a first predetermined threshold allotted to the first virtual computing machine. The system identifies a second virtual computing machine in the system for which usage of the first computing resource is less than a second predetermined threshold of the first computing resource allotted to the second virtual computing machine. The server dynamically allocates at least part of the first computing resource from the second virtual computing machine to the first virtual computing machine to meet current demand for the first computing resource in the first virtual computing machine.

Abstract: A propeller. The blades of the propeller are characterized by a blade center axis which corresponds to a generator line of a cone to which the blade, or blade thrust surface, conforms. The propeller hub is fixed to the blade at the root, in line with the blade center axis, such that the hub axis and blade center axis lie in the same plane, and the leading edge of the blade is positioned forward (referring to the upstream direction of movement caused by the propeller) of the trailing edge of the blade.

Abstract: A wheel disconnect clutch includes a housing attachable to a knuckle and a clutch sleeve slidably supported for axial movement within the housing and having first teeth configured to couple with a wheel hub and second teeth configured to couple with a half shaft. The clutch sleeve is slidable between an engaged position in which the first teeth are coupled to the wheel hub and a disengaged position in which the first teeth are decoupled from the wheel hub. A drive ring is connected to the clutch sleeve and supported within the housing to be axially slidable and rotationally fixed relative to the housing. An actuator ring is disposed adjacent to the drive ring, supported for rotation within the housing, and axially fixed relative to the housing. The driver ring moves the clutch sleeve between engaged and disengaged positions.

Abstract: A vehicle adjustment system includes one or more processors configured to receive data from one or more sensors coupled to a vehicle that is in a stationary position. The one or more processors are also configured to analyze the data to determine whether an object is within a buffer zone surrounding the vehicle while the vehicle is in the stationary position. In response to determining that the object is within the buffer zone while the vehicle is in the stationary position, the one or more processors are configured to provide control signals to one or more driving components of the vehicle to reposition the vehicle to an alternate position.

Abstract: A system and method for operating fewer servers near maximum capacity as opposed to operating more servers at low capacity is disclosed. Computational tasks are made as small as possible to be completed within the available capacity of the servers. Computational tasks that are similar may be distributed to the same computing node (including a processor) to improve RAM utilization. Additionally, workloads may be scheduled onto multicore processors to maximize the average number of processing cores utilized per clock cycle.

Abstract: A data processing system may include servers configured for running virtual machines and a system controller configured to perform the following steps: receiving commands to terminate a hosting session of one or more virtual machines hosted on the servers; making a determination as to how much processing capacity is required of the plurality of host servers to host the remaining virtual machines following the termination of one or more virtual machines; and if hosting the remaining virtual machines requires less than a predetermined amount of processing capacity, moving all other processes from one or more host servers to other host servers and changing the one or more host servers from an online mode in which the one or more host servers are fully powered up to an offline mode in which the one or more host servers utilize a reduced amount of electrical power.

Abstract: A method may include receiving an alert and a recorded data set from a first monitoring system and receiving a first set of permissions from the first monitoring system. The method may also include determining a permission associated with sharing of the recorded data set based at least in part on the first set of permissions. The method may also include determining that sharing of at least a portion of the recorded data from the first monitoring system is permitted based at least in part on the permission and sharing the at least a portion of the recorded data set.

Abstract: A system that includes a protective windshield system that deflects particulate away from a vehicle. The protective windshield system includes a sensor that senses the particulate and emits a signal indicative of the particulate. A deflection system deflects the particulate away from the vehicle. A controller couples to the sensor and to the deflection system. The controller detects the particulate and activates the deflection system to deflect the particulate away from the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wafer-level packaged (WLP) bulk acoustic wave (BAW) device, which includes a BAW resonator and a WLP enclosure. The BAW resonator includes a piezoelectric layer with an interface opening, a bottom electrode lead underneath the interface opening, an interface structure extending over the interface opening and connected with the bottom electrode lead, a passivation layer with a passivation opening over the interface structure, and an oxide adhesion layer with an adhesion opening over the passivation layer. The WLP enclosure includes an outer wall directly residing over the oxide adhesion layer, and a through-WLP via encompassed by the outer wall and vertically aligned with the adhesion opening and the passivation opening. A portion of the interface structure is exposed to the through-WLP via through the adhesion opening and the passivation opening.

Abstract: A system to improve cooling of rack mounted components may include a first rack mounted component including a first motherboard, the first motherboard having a first edge and a second rack mounted component disposed above the first rack mounted component; the second rack mounted component having a second motherboard having a first edge, wherein the second motherboard is similar to the first motherboard. The second motherboard may be disposed above the first motherboard, and wherein the second motherboard is angled with respect to the first motherboard so that the first edge of the second motherboard is non-aligned with the first edge of the first motherboard. In addition, the first motherboard may be arranged horizontally in a first plane and the second mother board may be arranged horizontally in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane.

Abstract: A system and method for authenticating a user's computing device that has submitted a request for the transfer of funds from the user's account at a financial institution. An authentication server at the financial institution compares currently received identifying data to previously stored identifying data, then makes a determination as to whether to approve the request for the transfer of funds. The identifying data may include a snapshot of apps or of lists of items installed on the user's computing device.

Abstract: A financial management system may include a device processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions, executable by the processor. The computer readable medium may include instructions for receiving purchase information regarding a pending purchase of a system user using an account; sending the purchase information, along with a request for approval of the purchase, to one or more personal electronic devices of a guardian of the account; receiving a response selected by the guardian; and selectively permitting the purchase based on the response selected by the guardian.

Abstract: A system for controlling power in a facility having an electrical system including an energy storage device and a generator and an associated fuel tank. The fuel tank provides fuel to the generator and has a gauge indicating remaining fuel. Both the energy storage device and the generator operate. The generator may be used to provide power to the facility, the energy storage device, or both simultaneously. A first power consuming device imposes a first load connected to the electrical system and second power consuming device imposes a second load connected to the electrical system. The system receives information related to the loads and calculates an initial estimated run time of the energy storage device, and information related to the first load and information related to the second load. The system selectively removes the second load in a simulation and calculates a second run time of the energy storage device.